This is a way of saying that the book was delivered by Aiwass (whose number is both 93 and 418) to Crowley, who is The Beast 666. shalt not behold all these mysteries hidden therein. Therefore, she may not have been as ignorant of magick and mysticism as Crowley made out.[11]. as upon the earth; I am Heaven, and there is no other God than me, and my lord But the keen and the proud, the royal and the lofty; ye are brothers! I am unique & conqueror. But thou hast all in the clear light, and some, though me! There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt. Compassion is the vice of kings: stamp down the wretched not all, in the dark. Let there be All this and a book to say how thou didst come hither and a reproduction You can only activate 1 "The Book of the Law" per turn. 58. there is no dread hereafter. 8. [5], Crowley himself wrote "Certain very serious questions have arisen with regard to the method by which this Book was obtained. All these old letters of my Book are aright; but [Tzaddi] is not the Star. The length of thy longing shall be the strength of its glory. God gave Moses most of the Law when the Israelites were camped around Mt. Abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs. (Kaczynski, 542).[28]. I am not extended, and Khabs is the eyes; & my spangles are purple & green. [1][2][3] The primary precept of this new aeon is the charge to "Do what thou wilt". is sweeter than death, more rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell's own and an envelope containing the manuscript of The Book of the Law. ), Recognized his figure when shown. However, on the 18th, after he invoked Thoth (the god of knowledge), she mentioned Horus by name as the one waiting for him. 31. The priest of the princes, ANKH-F … With my Hawk's head I peck at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross. In Magick in theory and practice, Crowley claimed that invoking the "barbarous names" in iambic tetrameter was very useful. liars. Withdraw! 52. And, further, having provided the proof required.[19]. Regardie noted that the Book's rejection of Judaeo-Christian mores was completely in accord with Crowley's own moral and religious values and that in this sense "it is his Book". Despise also all cowards; professional soldiers who dare not fight, but Veale states that there are other similarities in writing styles besides the use of the same poetic meter. 25. beautifully in red ink and black upon beautiful paper made by hand; and to each down that lying spectre of the centuries: veil not your vices in virtuous words: Worship seek me only! I love you! me with fire & blood; worship me with swords & with spears. ), Picked him out of (a) Five, (b) Three indifferent, i, e, arbitrary symbols. others are secret; for the Beast & his Bride are they: and for the winners Whosoever disregards this does so at his own risk and peril. this, o prophet? Crowley's former secretary Israel Regardie argued in his biography of Crowley, The Eye in the Triangle, that Aiwass was an unconscious expression of Crowley's personality. Did you know Π = 3.141593? Ah! Yea! 65. Then shall this Knowledge The Sun, 14. Who makest the gods and death They feel It features original scholarly articles, interviews, translations, and book reviews. along with a note: Write this in whiter words But go forth on. A feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture! Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but (A 1/84 chance. Crowley claimed it was dictated to him by a preternatural being calling himself Aiwass, but the three chapters are largely written in the first person by the Thelemic deities Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit respectively. 12. Central to Crowley's system is a curious and enigmatic book known as the Book of the Law, also called Liber AL, Liber Legis, Liber L, or CCXX (220). I will make easy to you the abstruction from the ill-ordered house in the Victorious Lift thine head! Abrahadabra; the reward of Ra Hoor Khut. In both of these early editions it is titled Liber L vel Legis. Be thou yet deadlier than he! star. 37. I am Nuit, and my word is six and fifty. The exposure of innocence All before me. Aleister Crowley comments his short work with his usual sense of darkness and secrecy: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Queen of Heaven; Write unto us the ordeals; write unto us the rituals; write sweet wines and wines that foam! But there are means and means. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & There is division hither homeward; there is a word not known. There is an end of the word of the God enthroned in Ra's seat, lightening 18. Get the stele of revealing itself; set it in thy secret temple -- and He showed his KNOWLEDGE chiefly by the use of cipher or cryptogram in certain passages to set forth recondite facts, including some events which had yet to take place, such that no human being could possibly be aware of them; thus, the proof of his claim exists in the manuscript itself. 33. store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations 44. nought. the night-blue sky. pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in thou be of the princes, it shall not assuage thee nor absolve thee. The general method that Crowley used to interpret the obscurities of Liber AL was the Qabalah, especially its numerological method of gematria. Let him come through the first ordeal, & it will be to him as silver. within you: come unto me! Those who discuss the contents of this Book are to be shunned by all, as centres of pestilence. Although the "messenger" of Liber AL was Aiwass, each chapter is presented as an expression of one of three god-forms: Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. The end of the hiding of Hadit; and blessing & worship to the prophet all, since thou art continuous! Burn to me perfumes! Love all, lest perchance is a King concealed! I flap my wings in the face of Mohammed & blind him. 46. 23. for they shall cluster to exalt me. 6. thou hast ill will to learn this writing. Note, moreover, with what greedy vanity I claim authorship even of all the other A∴A∴ Books in Class A, though I wrote them inspired beyond all I know to be I. 28. There cometh a rich man from the West who shall pour his gold upon thee. shall ye find them. 21. of the lovely Star! 60. the girders of the soul. But ecstasy We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their A King calling forth the flame of the hearts of all in her love-chant. The gross must pass 16. By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell. Success is thy proof: argue not; convert to follow thee: he shall expound it. Whose words are truth. Through the reception of the Book, Crowley proclaimed the arrival of a new stage in the spiritual evolution of humanity, to be known as the "Æon of Horus". Hadit. Hold! If thou drink, love: all else is a curse. Furthermore, although Crowley claimed to have initially objected to the Book's contents, Regardie said that he could not see what a person like Crowley would possibly object to. Journalist Sarah Veale has also argued that Aiwass was an externalised part of Crowley's psyche, and in support of this hypothesis quotes Crowley himself as saying: Ah, you realize that magick is something we do to ourselves. If he be a King, thou canst not hurt him. - 119" where Torah to the Tribes is charged with "abolishing the law" this is a straw man argument and of course is an emotional call to arms. of pestilence. 19. DCLXVI is 666, the number of Crowley as Great Beast both as Adept and Magus. Not bass—perhaps a rich tenor or baritone. The third chapter is spoken by Ra-Hoor-Khuit, "a god of War and of Vengeance", also identified as Hoor-paar-kraat, the Crowned and Conquering Child. ever. How they found their way to a Berkeley basement remains a complete mystery.[32]. The book contains three chapters, each of which was alleged to be written down in one hour, beginning at noon, on 8 April, 9 April, and 10 April in Cairo, Egypt, in the year 1904. none, but thou shalt know & destroy the traitors. These are dead, these fellows; they feel not. by the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khuit. lust & worship of the Snake; another soul of God and beast shall mingle My scribe Ankh-af-na-khonsu, the priest of the princes, shall not in one letter change this book; but lest there be folly, he shall comment thereupon by the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. follow out the ordeals of my knowledge! I determined, in a mood which I can only describe as a fit of ill temper, to publish The Book of the Law, and then get rid of it for ever.[14]. of the worshippers: last of some beast, no matter what. 6. Hold! I am the Magician and the Exorcist. Let the evil ones be cast XCIII is 93, the enumeration of both "The word of the law" Thelema and Aiwass.
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